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WHITE EARTH -- The results for White Earth Nation’s 2014 general election have been released. The nation has more than 20,000 eligible voters.

Positions on the ballot included secretary/treasurer, District 1 representative and District 2 representative. Gary Padrta, Public Relations Specialist with White Earth confirmed the results as follows:

Secretary-Treasurer

Tara Mason - 908 votes - 50.75 percent

Robert J. Durant (incumbent) - 881 votes - 49.24 percent

District 1 Representative

Steven “Punky” Clark - 231 votes - 52.98 percent

Irene “Rene” Auginaush - 205 votes - 47.02 percent

District 2 Representative

Kathy Goodwin - 372 votes - 51.67 percent

Terrance “Terry” Tibbetts (incumbent) - 348 votes - 48.33 percent

District 1 includes Bejou, Beaulieu, Pine Bend and Rice Lake. District 2 is Mahnomen, Naytahwaush and Waubun. White Earth’s District 3 includes Callaway, Elbow Lake, Ogema, Pine Point and White Earth.

Crystal Dey covers crime, courts, tribal relations and social issues for The Bemidji Pioneer in Bemidji, Minnesota. Originally from Minnesota’s Iron Range, Dey has worked for the Echo Press in Alexandria, Minnesota, The Forum in Fargo, North Dakota, The Tampa Tribune in Tampa, Florida, the Hartford Courant in Hartford and West Hartford News in West Hartford, Connecticut. Dey studied Mass Communications at Minnesota State University Moorhead with an emphasis in Online Journalism. Follow Crystal Dey on Twitter @Crystal_Dey.